Blogs from Sukhothai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 9

The trip to the North started out really good! Our first stop was to Sukhothai, the original capital in Thailand. We stopped and got these little bananas (about half the size of normal ones, and much more yellow) and they were so good! We also got these banana chips, which were awesome too. We then went to the Sukhothai Historical park, and walked around and saw the ruins of old temples. We did not get much history on the area though, which was unfortunate, but enjoy the pictures!... read more

Ayutthaya Ved ankomst til Ayutthaya mødes vi af forfriskende oplevelser. Ikke mere guld og glimmer, ikke flere ”hjælpsomme” thaier, men i stedet et familiedrevet guest house med søde mennesker beliggende i gåafstand til resterne af en af Thailands tildligere kongebyer, Ayutthaya. Eftermiddagen går med sightseeing blandt ruinerne i området - et sted med mange fotomuligheder. Efter en del kilometer til fods er vi dog godt stegte og kan kun med nød og næppe kæmpe os hen til det lokale natmarked, hvor vi får en lækker grillet fisk til en pris på i alt 160 bath, ca. 30 kr. for os begge. Dagen efter starter med en lille tur rundt i byen, hvorefter vi daser lidt i guest house haven hen over den værste middagsvarme forud for turen til Lopburi sidst på eftermiddagen. Lopburi Lopburi har ikke ... read more

Ross: After a short cab ride to Bangkok train station, we waited patiently on the platform for our second class air-conditioned train to Phitsanulok. Pol made use of the toilet but was somewhat perplexed at the number of trans-sexuals sharing the facilities with her. Eventually our train rolled into the station a few minutes late. We had been assigned seats when we booked our tickets and ended up sat near a very chatty girl from Washington DC, which occupied the majority of the first half of the journey. We hadn't realised but the ticket price included a full meal service of some nondescript meat mixture and rice, tea/coffee and savoury nibbles - all very sophisticated. Unfortunately, the over-powerful air-conditioning meant that the journey was decidedly nippy, although Polly's motion sickness didn't make an appearance which was ... read more

Fast hättet ihr nicht mehr damit gerechnet, aber ich habe Chiang Mai verlassen und bin weitergezogen. Ich habe auf dem Weg zu meinem nächsten Visa Run in Sukothai Halt gemacht. Sukothai war von 1238-1376 die Hauptstadt von Siam (dem jetzigen Thailand), das von den Thai als erstes thailändisches Königreich angesehen wird. Sukothai („Der Anfang des Glücks“) wurde eine Siamesiche Hauptstadt da zwei Prinzen, die einen Bund gegen die Khmer geschlossen hatten die Stadt eroberten. Die Stadt war davor eine Nördliche Grenzstadt des Khmerreichs. Die Macht der Khmer (aus dem heutigen Kampuches/ Kambodscha stammend) nahm ab. Zwischen dem 11. Und 13. Jahrhundert hatten die Khmer öfter Teile von Thailand erobert und auch kulturell einen großen Einfluss gehabt. Das Sukothai-Königreich kannte vor allem unter König Ram Khamhaeng eine Blütezeit. Er regierte von 1283 bis 1317. Die thailändische Form ... read more

25 November. "Heading north". After two hours waiting at the bus station in Vientienne we caught the bus to Nong Khai on the Thailand side. The boarder crossing went swiftly and one or so hour later we had crossed the friendship bridge joining Laos and Thailand and were relaxing at the Mut Mee guest house, a peaceful and very nice guest house on the Mekong riverbank. We had a nice dinner on a riverboat cruise on the Mekong watching the sunset. After the boatride we went back to listen to some live music being played at the floating pub situated just below the guest house. Chris had been sleeping poorly for a few days due to uncomfortable beds but after a few drinks we headed straight to bed and enjoyed a good nights sleep in the ... read more